Addressing mediapersons in Gandhinagar, Patel said Gujarat currently has 66 active cases of Covid-19 – 47 in Ahmedabad, 10 in Rajkot, four in Gandhinagar, and one each in Dahod, Gir Somnath, Kutch, Morbi and Sabarkantha districts.
Speaking to mediapersons in Gandhinagar, Patel – also the government spokesperson – said that the new variant was less virulent and while there is no need to panic, one should be on alert.
Ahmedabad reported five new Covid infections on Sunday and the active tally has now reached 49. Gujarat logged 12 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
Gujarat reported its first case of the XE variant after a man from Mumbai tested positive for COVID-19 during his visit to Vadodara, a state official said.